APPARATUS TO PERMIT USE OF A COMPUTER POINTING DEVICE WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF A KEYBOARD - Patent 1629372

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EP 1 629 372 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	13.10.2005

(43)	Date of publication:
	01.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/09

(21)	Application number: 04735169.7

(22)	Date of filing: 28.05.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 3/033^(1980.01)
G06F 1/16^(1990.01)

G06F 3/02^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CA2004/000798

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/107154 (09.12.2004 Gazette 2004/50)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

30.05.2003 US 448929

(71)	Applicant: Hsu, Jerry Chin Run
	Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4N4 (CA)

(72)	Inventor:
	Hsu, Jerry Chin Run Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4N4 (CA)

(74)	Representative: 't Jong, Bastiaan Jacob
	Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag 2517 GK Den Haag (NL)

(54)	APPARATUS TO PERMIT USE OF A COMPUTER POINTING DEVICE WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT OF A KEYBOARD